Daddy's Home

Family is worth fightlng for.

Despite the generally poor reviews, this film did a decent job at the box office in the USA. A mild-mannered radio executive strives to become the best stepdad to his wife's two children, but complications ensue when their freewheeling and freeloading real father arrives, forcing him to compete for the affection of the kids. Expect lots of physical humour.

USA MPAA rating

Rated PG-13 for thematic elements, crude and suggestive content, and for language

Runtime

96

USA version is usually but not always the same as South African release. Versions released on streaming or DVD, Blu-ray or Video may also differ.

ScreenIt Report (USA)

Sex / Nudity

Violence

Blood / Gore / Gross

Guns / Weapons

Profanity

Alcohol / Drugs

Smoking

Disrespectful / Bad Attitude

Imitative Behaviour

Frightening / Tense Scenes

Jump Scenes

Tense Family Scenes

Music (Scary/Tense)

Music (Inappropriate)

Topics to talk about

CommonSenseMedia Report (USA)

Suggested age limit14 +

Positive messages

Positive role models

Violence

Sex

Language

Consumerism

Drinking, drugs, smoking

Ratings

Scale (Max)

20

What the Critics say

Cape Argus / The StarMichael O'Sullivan Ferrell's crazy like a fool, but he's no daddy cool.

5

Die BurgerPaul Boekkooi Vonke spat tussen pa's.

10

Cape TimesJon Frosch Predictable daddy rivalry.

2

ScreenItJim Judy Certain to draw the ire of many a highbrow critic, Daddy&apos;s Home isn&apos;t anywhere close to being a perfect comedy that will go down in the annals of notable Hollywood offerings. But it has enough laughs, big and small, to earn a slight recommendation.

11

Metacritic.com30 critics

8

Rottentomatoes critics89 critics

10

Rottentomatoes tomatometerTomatometer Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg have proven comedic chemistry, but Daddy&apos;s Home suffers from a dearth of genuinely funny ideas - and lacks enough guts or imagination to explore the satirical possibilities of its premise.